Tom: D
D
I remember my old man
D
He worked in the oil fields
D G
And I could never understand why
D
The dirt and greese on his hands
D
Driving home at sundown
D G
Making just enough to get us by
[Chorus 1]
A G
When I left home I swore I'd make it rich some other way
A G
I didn't know where I was going but my dad would always say
D G D
Pray out loud, make us proud, and son don't forget where you come from
[Verse 2]
D
A few years out on the road
D
Working on the high lines
D G
I got laid off in the spring
D
I mowed yards and sold used cars
D
I worked nights down at the bars
D G
Yeah I tried damn near everything
[Chorus 2]
A G
I had to find my own way no matter what he said
A G
But the sound of his voice was still ringing in my head
D G Bm
Pray out loud, make us proud, and son don't forget where you come from
A G Bm A G
[Chorus 3]
A Bm
And I went home to be by daddy's side before he passed away
A D G
And I never will forget the last words I heard him say
D G D
Pray out loud, make us proud, and son don't forget where you come from
[Verse 3]
D
Now I'm breaking ground on my own
D
Oceans of oil fields
D G
And my hands get dirty every day
D
A big house in San Antone
D
I'm living the good life
D G
But my home seems far away
[Chorus 4]
A G
No matter where I am each night before I fall asleep
A G
I'll always think of what my daddy said to me
D G
Pray out loud, make us proud and son don't forget to
D G D
Pray out loud make us proud, and son don't forget where you come from
[Outro]
D
I remember my old man
D
He worked in the oil fields
D G
And now I understand why
